Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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"The following defects were found among those in the above table who did not require glasses:—
Defects | Boys | Girls |
---|---|---|
Alternating Squint re operation | 3 | 2 |
Headaches and debility | 5 | 17 |
Blepharitis | 1 | — |
Ptosis | 1 | — |
Injury | 1 | 1 |
Corneal smear | 1 | 2 |
Macular Choroiditis | 1 | — |
Rotatory nystagmus | 1 | — |
Blocked duct | — | 1 |
Cataract | — | 1 |
Diplopia | — | 1 |
"Below is a table showing the types of squint found during 1933:—
Squint | Boys | Girls | |
---|---|---|---|
Convergent | R | 1 | 4 |
L | 14 | 20 | |
Divergent | R | 1 | — |
L | — | — | |
Occasional | R | 1 | - |
L | 1 | 7 | |
Alternating | 6 | 6 |
(e) Nose and Throat Defects.— Your Authority's Scheme for
the treatment of these defects were detailed in last year's Report
and remain unaltered. Following a survey of the School Medical
Service, Dr. Ralph Williams, of the Board of Education, commented
on the arrangements made for tonsil operations at the
Dispensary and subsequently the Board intimated that the agreement
should be cancelled and that all patients should be treated
at the Connaught Hospital under in-patient conditions.
Negotiations are now proceeding with regard to the matter
generally.
Your Authority sanctioned the provision of an ambulance to
take children to their homes after all operations at the Dispensary.
The following table shows the number of cases treated:—
Year | At Dispensary | At Connaught Hospital | At Isolation Hospital | Privately | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1933 | 60 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 115 |
1932 | 78 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 136 |